This document provides a beginner's guide to using Adobe Premiere Pro, outlining the basic steps for setting up a project, importing video files, arranging clips on the timeline, performing edits using tools like the razor and duration tools, adding keyframes, rendering the project, and exporting a final video file in a format ready for YouTube. The guide recommends creating a project folder with sub-folders for soundtracks, video files, and notes, then opening Premiere Pro and importing video files into a new project saved in the designated folder. It describes how to arrange clips on the timeline, trim and adjust clip properties, and use keyframes to add effects before rendering and exporting the final video.

1. Beginners Guide
To Premier Pro
By Charlie MacArthur

2. Create a new folder and give it an
appropriate title
“Film and Editing Techniques”
Then create sub folders like the ones below
Project Folder – Soundtrack – Video Files – Notes

3. Open Up Premier Pro CS5/6
Premier Pro will ask where you
want to save your project
- Use the Folder you created in the previous step
-Drag and Drop your video files in Premier to Import them

4. Your imported files should
appear in the left bottom
corner of the screen in a list

5. Files can be dragged from this
box over to the timeline and
the bottom right hand side

6. -You can link clips together by
dragging them along the timeline
and placing them next to one
another
Tools can be used to edit the
footage such as the
Razor tool(Trimming)
Duration Tool(Speed)

7. -You can adjust the brightness of
a shot using simply by moving this
small yellow bar up and down
-The bar below this adjusts the
audio output (The volume)

8. Keyframes can be added to clips
These enable you to create a fade
in or out effect

9. Render your work by hitting enter
on the keyboard
Rendering is the buffering process
Premier uses to increase playback
quality

10. Once you are finished go to
FILE (Top right of screen)
Export (4th from bottom of list)

11. This panel allows you to adjust where you
export will be saved and in which format I
have chosen the HD Youtube Setting
Format : H.264
Preset: Youtube HD 1080p

12. CLICK EXPORT

13. If you followed all the steps
correctly your exported video file
should be in your project folder
in a HD , Youtube Ready Format

14. THE END
Thank you